U.S. stocks looked for direction on Thursday, with investors taking a bit of a breather after bidding up equities.
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The Dow almost hit a three-month high on Wednesday, with traders shrugging off the latest trade developments while awaiting the start of the G7 meeting – on Friday – where trade is expected to be a hot topic.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | %Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP500 | S&P 500 | 2772.35 | +23.55 | +0.86% |
| I:DJI | DOW JONES AVERAGES | 25146.39 | +346.41 | +1.40% |
| I:COMP | NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX | 7689.2433 | +51.38 | +0.67% |
The Nasdaq Composite and Russell 2000 notched their third straight day of records on Wednesday.
Overseas trading got off to a delayed start Thursday with London’s stock market opening an hour behind schedule following a trading outage.
Stateside, investors will get another reading on the state of the U.S. jobs market with the Labor Department’s initial jobless claims data due at 8:30 a.m. ET.
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In commodities, both gold and oil futures were higher.
